1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
d'Vinci
Ukraine
April 27, 1986
Evacuation order received at 20.00 on April 26, vehicle columns sent from Kiev to Chernobyl at 23.25, containing 1125 buses and 250 lorries, arriving at 4.00 on April 27. Evacuation of Pripyat began at 13.30 on April 27.